New Arrivals in June

New Arrivals in June

As of 27thth June 2014

(Updated Constantly)

Listed below are books which have arrived at The Penang Bookshelf recently.  (All prices are post free within Malaysia. If you live outside Malaysia, please ask for a quote for postage.)

Prices are shown in Malaysian Ringgit in blue.  If you're looking for prices in other major currencies, you should be able to find them in The Penang Bookshelf Full Catalogue which is updated regularly. Books sold will be so marked. So if you want to order any of them or want further details of any of the books before you make up your mind, do contact me at penangbookshelf@gmail.com.

By the time you read this, some of the titles may already be on the Penang Bookshelf website and eBay store. Do check. Prices are in Malaysian Ringgit in the eBay store and is US Dollars on the main website. Each site has a new arrivals page for the current and previous months. Where the title is underlined, it is linked to a fuller description of the book on www.penangbookshlef.com or in The Penang Bookshelf's eBay store.

The books are all used unless indicated otherwise. Abbreviations used are A = Acceptable, CD = CD Included, DJ = Dust Jacket, EL = Ex-library, F = Fine/AsNew, G = Good,  HB = Hardback, LB = Leatherbound, N = New, NF = Near Fine, PB = Paperback, SG = Author Signed Copy, SC = Slip Case and VG = Very Good

• A Bibliography of Literature Relating to The Malayan Campaign and the Japanese Period in Malaya, Singapore and Northern Borneo - Justin Corfield (ed) While most of the entries in this bibliography are English language titles, there also articles and books in other languages. 86 pages. (University of Hull, 1988 ISBN: 9780859585576) PB VG RM150

• A Book, A Pen and A Dream of Far - Saiful Nizam Shukor A collection of poems by a  science fiction novelist, musician, poet and 'New Age consultant.'  (Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia, 2013 ISBN: 9789674301156) PB N RM40

•  A Geography of Trade and Development in Malaya - PP Courtenay (Bell & Sons, London, 1972) Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. HB G DJ EL RM50

• An Introduction to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Tropical Asia - Indraneil Das (Natural History Publications, 2002) HB N DJ RM150
• A Simple But Complete Grammar of the Malay Language - James Pearce RM140

• Borneo & Beyond: Journey Through A Changing World - Peter Eaton (Pelanduk, 2007 ISBN: 9789679789447) The memoirs of British man who first came to Malaya as a soldier during the "Emergency." He later was headmaster of a school in Kuching, an environmentalist in Papua New Guinea and then came back to education with the Universiti Brunei Darusalam. PB N RM40
• Borneo People - Malcolm MacDonald (Alfred A Knopf, 1958) HB G DJ EL RM70
• British Intervention in Malaya 1867-1877 - C Northcote Parkinson - The book concentrates on the ten years when the states of Negeri Sembilan, Perak and Selangor were absorbed into the British Empire. Although at the time colonial officials claimed that they were 'forced' to intervene because of alleged political instability in these states, Parkinson rather sees the British intervention as part of a determined expansion of British rule east of their Indian base. 384 pages with an index and appendices (University pf Malaya Press, 1960) HB G EL RM160

• Buddhist Trends in Southeast Asia - Trevor Ling (ed) As with all religions, Buddhism in Southeast Asia has adapted itself to local conditions. In this work the varieties of Buddhism in Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore and Thailand are reviewed by a group of authoritative academics. 189 pages with an index (ISEAS, 1993 ISBN: 9789813035812) PB VG RM100
• Chinese Beliefs and Practices in Southeast Asia - Cheu Hock Tong (ed) 

• Class and Communalism in Malaysia: Politics in a Dependent Capitalist State - Hua Wu Yin The author seeks to demonstrate how colonial policies were easily transformed into communalist policies following independence. Basing his work on previously unpublished British colonial records, he moves on to look at how political processes are manipulated by capital and class in 'nominally independent countries.' 230 pages including notes, a bibliography and an index (Zed Books, 1983 ISBN: 9780862321819)   HB G EL RM80
• Datu Bandar: Abang Hj Mustapha of Sarawak - Bob Reece 

• East of Kinabalu: Tales From the Borneo Jungle - Leslie Davidson - The author, an employee of the global company, Unilever, was one of the people responsible for establishing the Tugud palm oil plantation estate in Labuk, Sabah. This is his account of his experiences from the early 1960s until his retirement a decade later. (Incorporated Society of Planters, 2007 ISBN: 9789679949490) HB VG SG RM120

• Encountering the Globalizing West - Hashim Hj Musa - The author seeks to set forth a Malay Islamic view of civilisation that he claims comes from a different standpoint than the globalising force of the West. One essential difference that he sees is Malay Islamic culture's emphasis on 'the perfection of the human soul' rather than scientific and technological progress. 109 pages.   (University of Malaya Press, 2004 ISBN: 9789831002278) PB N RM40
• Equality Under Construction: Malaysian Women's Human Rights Report 2010/11 - Empower - Malaysia is a signatory to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). This book is intended to be an audit of how well Malaysia was meeting its obligations under the treaty at the time the book was published. 386 pages (SIRD, 2012 ISBN: 9789671083604) PB N RM60

• Festival of Hungry Ghosts - Hugh Hickling  (Pelanduk, 1997 ISBN: 9789679789447) A murder mystery set in Sarawak amidst tensions between the Chinese, European and Malay communities by the late Hugh Hickling who led a distinguished career both as a colonial legal officer and then as an academic PB N RM40

• Generation: A Collection of Contemporary Malaysian Ideas - Amir Muhammad & Others - A collection of previously published articles by three new writers emerging onto the 1990s literary scene in Malaysia. In the heyday of the Mahathir era, they sought to demonstrate that there were other voices to be heard. 199 pages (Hikayat Press, 1997. ISBN: 9789839933918) HB G RM100
• Geology & Mineral Resources of the Kinta Valley, Perak - FT Ingham & EF Bradford .(Federation of Malaya Geological Survey, 1960)  
• Glimpses of the Past: Stories from Singapore and Malaysia - Wong Meng Voon (Heinemann, 1989)  SOLD
• Guerilla Communism in Malaya: Its Social and Political Meaning - Lucian W Pye (Princeton University Press, 1956)
• I Am Muslim - Dina Zaman - The author, the daughter of a Malaysian diplomat, was mainly brought up outside Malaysia until the age of 15. On returning to the country she set out to discover what being a Muslim meant to her and to her fellow Muslim Malaysians. Because Zaman does not come to discover her faith from a background of traditional teaching, her thoughts can be shocking, even scandalous, but none of that shakes, but rather deepens, her faith. 236 pages (Silverfish Books, 2007 ISBN: 9789833221158) PB N RM50
• I Can Draw - Delwin Cheah  (One East Museum, 2013 ISBN: 9789671155615) 

• Iban Longhouse: A Selection of Physical and Spiritual Aspects - Roland Werner (University of Malaya Press, 2013ISBN: 9789831004272)  PB N RM100
• Indians in Malaya: Immigration and Settlement 1786-1957 - Kernial Singh Sandhu (Cambridge University Press, 1969) HB G EL RM100
• Islam and Economic Globalization - Hassanuddeen Abdul Aziz - Globalisation, i.e. the spread of Western values and economic influence, has, the author states, been of benefit to the minority and marginalised the majority. It claims to be transparent and offer equal opportunity, but does neither. Having examined the effects of globalisation, the author concludes by proposing an Islamic globalisation based on the gold dinar rather than the US dollar. 90 pages  - (University of Malaya Press, 2010 ISBN: 9789831004883) PB N RM50
• Islamic Finance: A Comparative Jurisprudential Study - Hassam Elsefy - This work is devoted to the concept of al-damman, a form of guarantee, under Islamic law. He argues that, because of its longer history, its protection of the individual and her/his property is far more effective than similar and more common forms of guarantee under Western legal systems.  (University of Malaya Press, 2007) PB N RM40
• Kerajaan: Malay Political Culture on the Eve of Colonial Rule  - Anthony Milner (Association for Asian Studies, 1982) HB F RM230

• Malaysian Flavours: Insights into Things Malaysian - Lee Su Kim (Pelanduk, 2005 ISBN: 9789679785173) In this revised and expanded second edition, the author updates her amusing and insightful collection of articles on life in Malaysia at the beginning of the 21st century. The book starts with a few chapters on Manglish, Malaysian English, and then moves onto both enjoyable and annoying aspects of daily living, some reflections on snapshots of history and much else that makes the book a light, but worthwhile, introduction to the country. PB N RM40
• Putting to Rest: The Claim to Sabah of the Self-Proclaimed Sultanate of Sulu -  Abdul Gani Patail (Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia, 2013) PB N RM50
• Report from Malaya - Vernon Bartlett (Criterion Books)  HB G EL RM80
• Redistribution Policies for the Rural Poor of Developing Countries - Yuji Tamura (University of Malaya Press, 2003) PB N RM40
• Rethinking the Mosque in Modern Muslim Society - Mohamad Tajuddin Mohamad Rasdi (Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia, 2014) PB N RM60
• Sequel to Colonialism:  The 1957-1960 Foundations for Malaysia - Willard A Hanna (American Universities Field Staff, 1965) HB G EL RM60
• Singapore & The Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800 - John N. Miksic (Singapore University Press, 2013)  PB N RM150
• Striving for Change - Dzulkefly Ahmad - A collection of essays by one of the moderate wing of Parti Islam Semalaysia (PAS), the opposition party with a reputation for wanting to change Malaysia into more of a Muslim state than it is already. The wide range of topics included cover not only the state of the nation as seen from PAS' point of view but also gives the reader an interesting insight into the thought processes of PAS itself. With an introduction by Karim Raslan, a self described 'politically and secular Muslim.' 289 pages (Buku Haraka, 2012 ISBN: 9789833172399) PB N RM50
• Templer, Tiger of Malaya - Johan Cloake

• The Chulia in Penang: Patronage and Place-Making Around the Kapitan Kling Mosque, 1786-1957 - Khoo Salma Nasution When the British East India Company established itself in Penang in 1786, it was natural that Indian, either under indenture or as adventurers, would follow. The most numerous group of Indian migrants were plantation workers of whom much has been written. Less well known were the Chulia, Tamil Muslims, who played a vital role in the city's commercial growth. Khoo Salma devotes this extensively researched book to exploring their role in Penang until independence, emphasising particularly the supportive and cohesive functions of the community based around the main Chulia mosque on the island. 529 pages (Areca, 2014 ISBN: 9789675719158) HB N  RM140
• The Cultural Heritage of Malaya - NJ Ryan 
• The Headman Was a Woman: The Gender Egalitarian Batek of Malaysia -  Kirk Michael Endicott & Karen L. Endicott - The authors set out to describe the way of life of the Batek, one of the last remaining groups of hunter gatherers in Southeast Asia. They hope that the book will not only benefit other outsiders, but also future generations of Batek, as their traditional way of life changes. The research on which this book is based was carried out mainly in the mid-1970s, but has been updated to 2004. 249 pages including a list of references and * a 37 minute DVD 'The Batek: Rainforest Foragers of Kelantan, Malaysia' showing the way of life described in the book. (Center for Orang Asli Concerns, 2012 ISBN: 9789834324889) PB N RM50
• The Japanese Occupation of Malaya, 1941-1945 - Paul H Kratoska (University of Hawaii, 1997) HB F DJ RM140 
• The Life of Sir Frederic Weld, GCMG - Alice, Lady Lovat (John Murray, 1914) 

• The Malay Language and How to Learn It - CN Maxwell (Kyle, Palmer, Kuala Lumpur, 1933. 2nd Impression) Not so much a teach yourself book, but rather a guide as to how to learn the language. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. HB VG RM190
• The Malay Raja: A Study of Malay Political Culture in East Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula in the Early Nineteenth Century - Anthony Milner (Cornell University, 1977)
  PB VG RM330

• The Malayan Emergency & Indonesian Confrontation: The Commonwealth Wars, 1948-1966 - Robert Jackson (Pen & Sword, UK, 2011 ISBN: 9781848845558) Please see the scan of the contents page for further details.  PB NF RM120
• The Underworld of the East - James S Lee (Green Magic, 2000)  PB VG RM60

 

• The White Crocodile's Tale: My Memoirs -  JMB Hughes The memoirs of a dedicated teacher who taught in various schools in Malaya between 1948 and 1963 including the Penang Free School, where he was headmaster. His family were encouraged to publish this reminiscences by his former pupils, many of whom rose to prominent positions in the arts, business and politics in Malaysia's formative years. 292 pages (Areca, 2014 ISBN: 9789675719127)  HB N RM60
• Therapeutic Exercises for Stiff Joints and Muscles Ache - Mah Chai Soon (University of Malaya Press, 1997) PB NF RM50

• Tock Tock Birds: A Spider in the Web of International Terrorism - Tim Hatton (Pelanduk, 2007 ISBN: 9789679789447) An autobiography of a British officer who was both involved with providing protection to civilians at the time of Partition in India and in leading British operations against communist guerillas in Malaya. In Malaya he rose to be Director of Intelligence PB N RM60
• UMNO Politics: Abdullah Badawi's Dilemma - Yahaya Ismail (Usaha Teguh, 2003) PB VG RM70
• View Over the Bay - Raymond Flower (Bayview Beach Resort, 1994)   HB VG SG RM80
• We Are Playing Relatives: A Survey of Malay Writing - Henk Maier (KILTV Press, 2004)
  PB VG RM160
• Wings Over Malaya - George Richey (Bishop Street Press, 2005) PB VG RM40

New Arrivals in May

New Arrivals in May

As of 29th May 2014

(Updated Constantly)

Listed below are books which have arrived at The Penang Bookshelf recently.  (All prices are post free within Malaysia. If you live outside Malaysia, please ask for a quote for postage.)

Prices are shown in Malaysian Ringgit in blue.  If you're looking for prices in other major currencies, you should be able to find them in The Penang Bookshelf Full Catalogue which is updated regularly. Books sold will be so marked. So if you want to order any of them or want further details of any of the books before you make up your mind, do contact me at penangbookshelf@gmail.com.

The books are all used unless indicated otherwise. Abbreviations used are A = Acceptable, CD = CD Included, DJ = Dust Jacket, EL = Ex-library, F = Fine/AsNew, G = Good,  HB = Hardback, LB = Leatherbound, N = New, NF = Near Fine, PB = Paperback, SG = Author Signed Copy, SC = Slip Case and VG = Very Good

• A Practical Cook's Encyclopedia of Malaysia & Singapore - Ghillie Basan & Terry Tan (Hermes House, 2008) PB G RM80
• A Study of Alienation in Malaysia - Oo Yu Hock (University of Malaya Press, 1994) PB F RM40
• Amidst Affluence: A Study of Urban Squatter Settlement and its Access to Health Care Services - Chee Heng Leng (University of Malaya Press, 1995) PB F RM30
• An End to a War: A Japanese Soldier's Experience of the 1945 Death Marches of North Borneo - Ueno Itsuyoshi (Opus Publications, 2012) HB N DJ RM150
• Between Eden and Earth: Gardens of the Islamic World - Heba Nayel Barakat (Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, 2004) HB N DJ RM270
• Beyond Belief - VS Naipaul (Little Brown, 1998) PB VG RM40
• Bureaucrats, Petty Bourgeois and Townsmen: An Observation on Status Identification in Kota Bharu - Halim HJ Salleh (Monash University, 1981) PB VG RM180
• Chinese Customs and Festivals in Singapore - Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations, 1993) PB VG RM70

• Conflict and Confrontation in South East Asia - Matthew Jones (Cambridge University Press, 2002) PB N RM180
• Contemporary Short Stories of the SAARC Region - 2012 - (Vijitha Yapa, 2013) PB N RM70
• European Settlements in the Far East - (Samson, Marston Low, 1900) HB G RM450
• Ethnicity and Fertility in Singapore - Eddie CY Kuo & Chiew Seen-Kong (ISEAS, 1984) PB G EL RM150
• Festive Expressions: Nyonya Beadwork and Embroidery - Eng-Lee Seok Chee (national Museum, Singapore, 1989)  PB VG RM300
• Fiscal Policy and Inequality in Malaysia - Wee Chong Hui (University of Malaya Press, 2006) PB N RM40 SOLD
• Footprints in Malaya - Frank Swettenham (Hutchinson, 1942)  HB G DJ RM400
• Games Children Sing: Malaysia - Jackie Lew & Patricia Campbell (Alfred Publishing, 2006)
  PB N CD RM140
• Hun Sen: Strongman of Cambodia - Harish & Julie Mehta (Graham Brash, 1999) PB VG RM50

• In Days That Are Dead - Hugh Clifford (Doubleday Page, 1926) HB G RM150 SOLD
• India in the Making of Singapore -  Asad-ud Iqbal Latif (Singapore Indian Association, 2008) HB VG RM70
• Islamic Law in Southeast Asia: A Study of its Application in Kelantan and Aceh - Kamaruzzaman Bustamam-Ahmad (Silkworm, 2009) PB N RM80
• Labour Market Segmentation in Malaysian Services - Khong How Lim & Jomo KS (NUS Press, 2009) PB NF RM70
• Main Fleet to Singapore: An Account of the Naval Actions of the Last War - Russell Grenfell (Oxford University Press, 1987) PB VG RM40
• Malay Boy - Clive Dalton (Brockhampton Press, 1961)  HB VG DJ RM140
• Malaysia: Development Pattern and Policy 1947-1951 - VV Bhanoji Rao (Singapore University Press, 1980) HB NF DJ RM100
• Malaysia: The Making of a Nation - Cheah Boon Kheng (ISEAS, 2003) PB NF DJ RM120
• Mapping National Anxieties: Thailand's Southern Conflict -  Duncan McCargo (NIAS Press, 2012)  PB N RM130

• Masks of Sarawak in the Collection of the Muzium Negara Malaysia - Mohd Kassim Haji Ali (Muzium Negara, 1983)  PB VG RM150
• Nasionalisme Melayu - William R Roff /Penterjemah Ahmad Boestamam (University of Malaya Press, 2004) PB N RM40
• Orchids of the Singapore Botanic Gardens - Yam Tim Wing (Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1995) PB VG RM40
• Our People Our Future: Malaysian Population in Perspective - Wong Yut Lin & Tey Nai Peng (eds) (University of Malaya Press, 2006) PB N RM50
• Pai Naa: The Story of an Englishwoman's Survival in the Malayan Jungle - Dorothy Thatcher & Robert Cross (White Lion, 1959) HB VG DJ RM150
• Report on the Major Ports of Malaya - DF Allen (Government Printer, Kuala Lumpur, 1951) 
  HB VG LB RM400 SOLD
•  Rice Processing in Peninsular Malaysia: An Economic and Technical Analysis -  LJ Fredericks & RJG Wells (Oxford University Press, 1983) HB F DJ RM100

• Sacrilege in Malaya - Pierre Boulle (Oxford University Press, 1983) PB VG RM100
• Silimpopon: A Borneo Coal Mine - Ross Ibbotson (Opus Publications, 2007) HB N DJ  RM190
• Singapore Short Stories - Robert Yeo (ed) (Heinemann, 1991)  PB VG RM60
• Standard Stamp Catalogue of Malaysia Singapore and Brunei (27th edition) - Steven Tan (ed) (International Stamp and Coin Sdn Bhd)  PB VG RM70
• Tanamera - Noel Barber (Hodder & Stoughton, 2007) PB G RM40
• The Consul's File - Paul Theroux (Penguin, 2011) PB N RM40
• The Grand Illusion - Chin Kee Onn (George Harrap, 1961)  HB VG DJ RM90
• The Malays: A Cultural History -  Richard Winstedt (Routledge, 1972) HB VG DJ RM90 SOLD

• The Message and the Monsoon: Islamic Art of Southeast Asia - Lucian de Guise (ed) (Islamic Arts Museum, 2005) HB N DJ RM230
• The Origins of Malay Nationalism - WR Roff (University of Malaya Press, 1980) PB VG RM60
• The Poetry of Singapore - Edwin Thumboo & Others (eds) (ASEAN Commitee on Culture and Education, 1985)  HB VG DJ RM190
• The Solid Singapore Malaysia Joke Book - Volume 2  - David Brazil (Angsana, 1998) PB VG RM90
• The Traders: A Story of Britain's South-East Asian Commercial Adventure -  Sjovald Cunyngham-Brown (Newman Neame, 1971) HB VG RM100
• Traumas and Heroism: The European Community in Sarawak during the Pacific War and Japanese Occupation, 1941-1945 - Ooi Keat Gin (Opus Publications, 2007) HB N DJ RM150
• Under The Borneo Sun: A Tawau Story - Nicholas Chung (Natural History Publications, 2005) HB N DJ RM60 
• Victims Without A Voice: A Study of Women Pesticide Workers in Malaysia -  Vasanthi Arumugam (Tenaganita, 1992) PB VG RM300
• What Tree is That?: A Lay-Person's Guide to Some Trees of Sri Lanka - Sriyanie & PA Miththapala (Ruk Rakaganno,  1998) PB VG RM40

New Arrivals in April

New Arrivals in April

As of 28th April 2014

(Updated Constantly)

Listed below are books which have arrived at The Penang Bookshelf recently.  (All prices are post free within Malaysia. If you live outside Malaysia, please ask for a quote for postage.)

Prices are shown in Malaysian Ringgit in blue.  If you're looking for prices in other major currencies, you should be able to find them in The Penang Bookshelf Full Catalogue which is updated regularly. Books sold will be so marked. So if you want to order any of them or want further details of any of the books before you make up your mind, do contact me at penangbookshelf@gmail.com.

The books are all used unless indicated otherwise. Abbreviations used are A = Acceptable, DJ = Dust Jacket, EL = Ex-library, F = Fine/AsNew, G = Good,  HB = Hardback, LB = Leatherbound, N = New, NF = Near Fine, PB = Paperback, SG = Author Signed Copy, SC = Slip Case and VG = Very Good

• 22 Malaysian Stories - Lloyd Fernando (ed) (Heinemann, 1977) PB VG RM60 SOLD
• 1819 - Isa Kamari (Silverfish Books, 2013 ISBN: 9789833221424) PB N  RM40
• A Critical Survey of Studies on Malay and Bahasa Indonesia - A. Teeuw (Martinus Nijhoff, 1961) PB NF  RM120
• A Journey Through  Singapore: Travellers' Impressions of a Time Gone By - Reena Singh (Landmark Books, 1995) HB DJ VG  RM150
• A Question of Class - Jomo Kwame Sundaram (Monthly Review Press, 1988) PB VG RM220
• A Song of the Wind -  Isa Kamari (Silverfish Books, 2013 ISBN: 9789833221448) PB N  RM40
• Adventures of the Monkey God - Alison & Arthur Waley (trans) (Graham Brash, 1987) PB VG RM40 
• An Early Surveyor in Singapore -  John Hall-Jones & Christopher Hooi (National Museum, Singapore, 1969 ISBN: 9971917009) HB DJ NF  RM230
• An English-Malay Dictionary - Richard Winstedt (Kelly & Walsh, 1949) HB G EL RM120
• Awakening: The Abdullah Badawi Years in Malaysia - Bridget Welsh & UH Chin (eds) (SIRD, 2013 ISBN: 9789675832789) PB N  RM80
• Baillie ki Paltan: Being A History of the 2nd Battalion Madras Pioneers, 1759-1930 - HF Murland (Higginbothams, 1932) HB G  RM600
• Beyond Suspicion?: The Singapore Judiciary - Francis T. Seow (SIRD, 2008 ISBN: 9789833782482) PB N  RM60
• Bayu (Wind) - Rozlan Mohd Noor (Silverfish Books, 2013 ISBN: 9789833221455) PB N  RM40
• Body That Bleeds: Menstrual Politics in Malaysia - Popho ES Bark-Yi (SIRD, 2007 ISBN: 9789833782178)  PB NF  RM40
• Chao Chun: Beauty in Exile -  Shu-Chiung (Graham Brash, 1981) PB NF  RM90
• Chinese Calligraphy - William Willets (Oxford University Press, 1981) HB DJ VG  RM210
• Commercial Timbers of Peninsular Malaysia - Lee Yew Hon & Chu Yue Pun (Department of Forestry, 1974)  HB VG DJ RM170
• Common Malayan Plants -  HB Gilliland (University of Malaya Press, 1962)  PB VG  RM80

• Community-based Arts & Culture Education: A Resource Kit - Janet Pillai (SIRD, 2014 ISBN:9789670630069) PB N  RM60
• David Marshall's Political Interlude -  Alex Josey (Eastern Universities Press, 1982 ISBN: 997171163X) HB DJ VG  RM280
• Electoral Dynamics in Malaysia: Findings from the Grassroots - Meredith L. Weiss (SIRD, 2014 ISBN: 9789670630083) PB N  RM40
• Engaging Christianity: A Travelogue of Peace - Mujahid Yusof Rawa (ILHAM Centre, 2014 ISBN: 9789834466848) PB N  RM30
• Episodes in Sabah Politics - Ed Hunter (The Author, 1976) HB LB G  RM300
• Failed Nation?: Concerns of a Malaysian Nationalist - Rustam A. Sani (SIRD, 2008 ISBN: 9789833782451) PB N  RM30
• Festivals of Malaya - Joy Manson (Eastern Universites Press, 1965) PB VG  RM120
• Fong Chong Pik: The Memoirs of a Malayan Communist Revolutionary - (SIRD, 2008 ISBN: 9789833782475) PB N  RM40

• Forests of Southeast Asia - Russel C Stadelman (The Author, 1974) PB G  RM160
• Forty Good Men: The Story of The Tanglin Club in the Island of Singapore, 1865-1990 - Barbara Ann Walsh (The Tanglin Club, 1991) HB DJ VG  RM200
• Frank Swettenham & George Giles: Watercolours & Sketches of Malaya, 1880-1894 - Lim Ching Keat & Henry Barlow (The British-Malaysian Society, 1988 ISBN: 9789971976125) HB DJ NF  RM320
• From Class to Culture: Social Consciousness in Malay Novels Since Independence - David Banks (Yale University Press, 1988) PB F RM80
• Green Beret, Red Star -  Anthony Crockett (Eyre & Spottiswode, 1954) HB DJ VG  RM120
• Historical Guide to Malacca -  Malacca Historical Society (1936) PB G RM200
• Horror Stories - Tunku Halim (Fixi Novo, 2014 ISBN: 9789670374543) PB N  RM30
• Impressions of the Malay Peninsula in Ancient Times - Paul Wheatley (Donald Moore, 1964) HB DJ VG  RM280

• In Spirit Bound - K Rajamanikam (VJ Times, 1993 ISBN: 9810046944) PB VG  RM50
• India & Ancient Malaya - D Devahuti (Donald Moore, 1965) HB DJ VG  RM250
• Introduction to Bird Watching in Malaya - Gwyn Symes (University of London Press, 1968) HB EL G  RM60
• Islam in Malaysia: Perceptions & Facts -   Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin (Matahari, 2010) PB N  RM40
• Kelantan dalam Perspektif Sosio-Budaya - Nik Safiah Karim & Wan Abdul Yusuf (eds) (University of Malaya Press, 1985) PB NF  RM150
• Lords of the Abacus: 100 Years of Coopers & Lybrand in Singapore - Raymond Flower (Coopers & Lybrand, 1991 ISBN: 9812042393) HB DJ NF  RM80
• Malay Grammar - RO Winstedt (Oxford University Press, 1957) HB VG RM120
• Malayan Botany - Anne Johnson (Eastern Universities Press, 1965) HB DJ VG  RM200
• Malayan Fables (Books 1 & 2) - Ann Parkinson (Donald Moore, 1956) PB G RM250
• Malayan Fables (Book 2) - Ann Parkinson (Donald Moore, 1956) PB G RM100 
• Malayan Wildflowers (Parts I, II & III) - MR Henderson (Malayan Nature Journal, 1949-1951) PB G PB G RM250
• Malay Courtesy - Mubin Sheppard (Donald Moore, 1959) PB VG  RM70
• Malay Nationalism Before Umno - Mustapha Hussain (Utusan, 2005 ISBN: 9789676116987) PB VG  RM190
• Malay Secular Education and Teacher Training in British Malaya - Awang Had Salleh (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1979) PB VG  RM220

• Malaysia, Brunei & Singapore Banknotes & Coins - 7th edition 2014 - KN Boon (ed) (Trigometric, 2014) PB N  RM100
• Malaysia: Public Policy & Marginalised Groups - Phua Kai Lit (ed) (Malaysian Social Science Association, 2007 ISBN: 9789839960389) PB N  RM30
• Malaysia: The Road to Independence - Tunku Abdul Rahman (Pelanduk, 1984) PB VG  RM90
• Malaysia's National Language Policy and the Legal System - Richard Mead (Yale University, 1988 ISBN: 9780938692300) PB NF  RM160
• Malaysian Cinema in a Bottle: A Century (and a Bit More) of Wayang - Hassan Abd Muthalib (Merpati Jingga, 2013 ISBN: 9789670584010) PB N  RM60
• Malaysians - The Shell Company HB VG RM100
• Matriarchy in the Malay Peninsula - GA de C de Moubray (AMS Press, 1982) HB G EL  RM320

• May 13 Fact & Fiction: Current Malaysian Challenges - Kua Kia Soong (Suaram, 2013 ISBN: 9789671142646) PB N  RM30
• Multiethnic Malaysia: Past, Present and Future - Lim Teck Ghee, Alberto Gomes & Azly Rahman (eds) (SIRD, 2009 ISBN: 9789833782819) HB N  RM100
• My Life in Sarawak - Margaret Brooke (Oxford University Press, 1986)  PB VG  RM70
• National Museum Kuala Lumpur: History and Culture of Malaysia - Mark Harris & Zainuddin Zainal (Abdul Majeed, 1990) PB VG  RM120
• Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula (2 vols) - Walter William Skeat & Charles Otto Blagden (Frank Cass, 1966) HB VG  RM800
• Penang - Margaret Ratnam & Robert Crock (Walter D Andreae, 1973) HB VG  RM130
• Penang - Ceclia Tan & Philip Little (Times Editions, 1986 ISBN: 9971400424)  HB DJ VG  RM130
• Post-Mortem on Malaya - Virginia Thompson (Macmillan, 1943) HB EL G  RM90
• Randai Dance of Minangkabu Sumatra with Labanotation Scores - Mohd Anis Mohd Nor (University of Malaya Press, 1986)  HB DJ VG  RM200

• Rich Malaysia, Poor Malaysians - Anas Alam Faizli (Gerakbudaya, 2014 ISBN: 9789832344216) PB N  RM30
• Sharing the Nation: Faith, Difference, Power and the State 50 years after Merdeka - Norani Othman & Others (SIRD, 2008 ISBN: 9789833782437) PB NF RM30
• Social Roots of the Malay Left - Rustam A Sani (SIRD, 2008 ISBN: 9789833782444) PB N  RM30
• Square One: A Potter's Journey - Iskandar Jalil (Singapore Economic Development Board, 2001)  HB DJ SC NF  RM250
• Struggle for Justice: Bestcan Workers: The Untold Story 1977 - V Alfred and MB Patrick (Public Media Agency, 2012 ISBN:9789834390754) PB N  RM30
• Swamp Rice Farming: The Indigenous Pahang Malay Agricultural System - Donald H Lambert (Westview Press, 1985) HB EL G  RM30
• Tangerine - Colin Cheong (SNP Publishing, 1997 ISBN: 9789971008192) PB NF  RM80
• Teater Kompilasi - Nam Ron - Faisal Mustaffa (Trans) (Merpati Jingga, 2013 ISBN: 9789670584058) PB N  RM30

• The 1963 Operation Coldstore in Singapore: Commemorating 50 Years - Poh Soo Kai & Others (eds) (SIRD, 2013 ISBN: 9789670630106) PB N  RM70
• The 'Allah Controversy' and Other Essays on Malaysian Hypermodernity -  Azly Rahman (SIRD, 2013 ISBN: 9789675832802) PB N  RM40
• The Chinese Dilemma - Ye Lin Sheng (East-West Publishers, 2005 ISBN: 9780975164619) PB N  RM200
• The Chinese in Modern Malaya - Victor Purcell (Donald Moore, Singapore, 1960) PB VG RM230
• The Haunted Forest - HM Tomlinson (Hodder & Stoughton, 1951) HB G RM50
• The Invention of Politics in British Colonial Malaya -  Anthony Milner (Cambridge University Press, 1995)  HB LB VG RM170
• The Iranun of Sabah: Language and Culture of an Endangered Minority in Sabah - James UH Chin & Karla J Smith (Pelanduk, 2011 ISBN: 9789679789690) PB N  RM150
• The Jungle Beat: Fighing Terrorists in the Jungle, 1952-1961 -  Roy Follows (Cassell, 1990) HB DJ EL G RM60
• The Kuomintang Movement in British Malaya, 1912-1949 - CF Yong and RB McKenna (Singapore University Press, 1990 ISBN: 997169137X) PB VG  RM160
• The Land of the Sultans: An Illustrated History of Malaysia -  Ruud Spruit (Pepin Press,1995)  PB VG  RM60
• The Lion City and Other Tales from Malay Literature - Roy Britton (Target, 1985)  PB G  RM40

• The Magic Basket - Times Heritage Collection (Federal Publications, Singapore, 1980) PB VG  RM60
• The Malayan Elephant -  Mohd Momin Khan (Malaysian Palm Oil Council, 2012) HB DJ N RM80
•  The Malay Peninsula - Arnold Wright and Thomas H Reid (Charles Scribner, 1912)
  PB G  RM600
• The Malaysian Economy: Rethinking Policies & Purposes - Shankaran Nambiar (SIRD, 2014 ISBN: 9789670630144) PB N  RM30
• The Manners and Customs of the Chinese of the Straits Settlements - JD Vaughan (Oxford University Press, 1977) PB G RM90
• The Origins of Malay Nationalism - William Roff (Yale University Press, 1967)  HB DJ EL G RM100
• The Patriarch - Yeap Joo Kim (No Publisher mentioned, 1976) PB G RM70
• The Rise & Fall of the Singapore Naval Base - W. David McIntyre (Archon Books, 1979) HB DJ NF RM130
• The Singapore Cricket Club, 1852-1985 - Ilsa Sharp (Singapore Cricket Club, 1985) HB DJ VG RM80

• The Singapore Malays: The Dilemma of Development - Wan Hussin Zoohri (Singapore Malay Teachers' Union, 1990) PB NF  RM100
• The State of Johore Malaya - (The Advertising and Publicity Bureau, 1939) PB G  RM250
• The Story of Early Kuala Lumpur - JM Gullick (Donald Moore, 1956) PB G  RM180
• The Story of Loke House -  (Wisma Loke, 1971) PB G  RM260
• The Societies of Borneo: Explorations in the Theory of Cognatic Social Structure - GN Appell (ed) (American Anthropological Association, 1976) PB VG  RM120
• The Western Malay States, 1850-1873 - Khoo Kay Kim (Oxford University Press, 1972) HB VG  RM170
• The Writer's Sense of the Past - Kirpal Singh (ed) (Singapore University Press, 1987 ISBN: 9971691086) PB NF  RM60
• Timbers of Sabah - PF Burgess (Forest Department, Sabah. 1966) HB VG RM250
• Two Nine Five: Reminiscences from a Garden off Jalan Ampang -  Peter Jenkins (The Author, 1997) HB NF RM50
• Towards a Competitive Malaysia: Development Challenges in the 21st Century - M. Bakri Musa (SIRD, 2007 ISBN: 9789833782208)  PB N  RM40
• Tujal and the Wind - Stephen-John Curtis (Center for Orang Asli Concerns, 2013 ISBN: 9789671228203) PB N  RM30
• Penang - Robert Crock & Margaretha Ratnam (Walter D Andrade, 1973) HB VG RM150
• Wives and Midwives: Childbirth and Nutrition in Rural Malaysia - Carol Laderman (University of California Press, 1987) PB VG RM40 
• Women, Politics and Change: The Kaum Ibu UMNO, Malaysia, 1945-1972 - Lenore Manderson (Oxford University Press, 1980) HB DJ EL G RM100

More to come....